The Fandom Files

The Fandom Files is joined by Joe and Paul DeGeorge, the brother duo behind the wizard rock band Harry and the Potters! After over a decade of playing their Hogwarts-inspired hits, the duo are about to release Lumos, their first album in 13 years. They spoke with us about the heady early days of couch surfing and waiting for new Potter books, how they built the genre, and why they decided to finally record and release a new album of originals. Plus, they discuss what they do when they're not wearing their robes and how their lives changed since they were teenagers playing kids' birthday parties. All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY!

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The Fandom Files is joined by Ted Berg, the lead baseball writer for USA Today's FTW section! Ted talks to us about how geeks and sports fans are so much alike (we all get mad online!) and where they differ (we get mad about different things!). We also dive deep into internet culture, fast food across the world, the final season of Game of Thrones, the gnarliest scenes in Chernobyl, and the even gnarlier New York Mets. All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY!

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The Fandom Files is joined by Michael Dougherty, the director of the new kaiju blockbuster Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Recorded during the movie's press weekend, this conversation is basically two gigantic Godzilla fans diving deep into both the new film and the franchise's broader history. Come for the movie's Easter eggs, stay for the discussion of deep analysis of the kaiju mythos. All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY!

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The Fandom Files is joined by Ethan Sacks, a comic book writer working on Marvel's biggest Star Wars books! Ethan spent 20 years as a journalist for the New York Daily News, largely covering the geek entertainment beat, and as the newspaper business began to go south, he made the tough transition to writing comic books for the biggest comics publisher in the world. He tells us about making the jump, the big Star Wars comics he's writing, and what it's like inside the House of M. All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY!

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The Fandom Files is joined by Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit, the screenwriters of the hit new movie Pokémon Detective Pikachu! Hot off their big opening weekend, the self-professed geeks take us inside the world of Ryme City and explain how they wrote the first actually good video game movie, talk about their favorite Pokémon, discuss who they'd cast as Psyduck, and patiently deal with questions about Professor Oak's mortality. All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY!

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The Fandom Files is joined by Yaya Han, one of the most well-known cosplay trailblazers of her generation! Born in China and raised in Germany, Han came to the US and discovered her community at an early anime convention. That led to her discovering cosplay and the rest is history. She tells us about her journey into the world of geek galas and how she turned it into a business, including her own line of cosplayer fabrics at JOANN. All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY!

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The Fandom Files is joined by Karl Urban, the star of Amazon's upcoming series The Boys and an all-around geek icon. Urban talks with us about the new show, based on the Garth Ennis comic, looks back on some of his most iconic roles, discusses his future with Dredd and Star Trek, and gets into the difference between Lord of the Rings and Trek fans. All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY!

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The Fandom Files is joined by Dr. Patrick O'Connor, the founder of Comicspedia, to talk about grieving our favorite fictional characters. Dr. O'Connor, who uses comic books to relate to his therapy patients, explains why we are so attached to fictional people and makes us feel OK about being so damn sad about all the Avengers and Game of Thrones characters we lost this weekend. We also talk to a number of callers (including Emily's sister!) about how they've mourned their own favorite fictional people. All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY!

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The Fandom Files is joined by a parade of dedicated fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe! We prep for Avengers: Endgame by speaking with NowThis's Versha Sharma, SYFY WIRE's own Brian Silliman, and a number of other fans, who tell us all about their theories, worries, and favorite moments from the MCU thus far. Expect a lot of time discussing Captain America, Bruce Banner, and Thor, in particular. All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY!

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The Fandom Files is joined by Kevin Cassidy, the owner and editor-in-chief of GoNintendo.com! Cassidy has spent the last 17 years covering Nintendo and his site is the most prolific and comprehensive source out there. We talk all about the mysterious video game company, the upcoming Pokemon movie Detective Pikachu, sexy Sonic the Hedgehog legs, why the Wii U failed, the success of the Switch, and our Bowsette fantasies. All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY!

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